North Cave is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated to the west of Hull city centre on the B1230 road.

South Cave South Cave is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. North Cave is approximately to the north-west ...

is approximately to the south-east. The civil parish is formed by the village of North Cave and the

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of Everthorpe. The 2011 UK census states that North Cave parish had a population of 1,667, a reduction on the

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figure of 1,943. North Cave lies within the Parliamentary constituency of

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an area that mainly consists of middle class suburbs, towns and villages. The area is affluent and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country. Baines' ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', stated that

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gave the

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of both North and South Cave to Jordayne, who took the surname 'Cave'. This anecdote is not supported by evidence in the

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, however. which does not list any landholder named "Jordayne". The book identifies several lords and tenants-in-chief for both North and South Cave; beside King William himself,

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appears to be the primary landholder in 1086, but William I died in 1087, Leaving William II as successor, and so, some land may have transferred after 1086, but more evidence is required to lend credence to this family origin story. In 1823 North Cave was a civil parish in the

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of Harthill and the

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of St Peter's. The Metham family of Metham had at North Cave a house which had been demolished. Existing at the time was a

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and a Quaker chapel. Population was 783, with occupations including seven farmers, two butchers, two corn millers, four shoemakers, five shopkeepers, two tailors, two

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s, a

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, two butchers, a paper maker, a bricklayer, two surveyors, one for highways the other for taxes, a schoolmaster, a gardener who was also the parish clerk, and the

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s of The White Horse and Black Swan

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s. Resident were three

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, a surgeon, a vicar, a gentleman and two gentlewomen. A carrier operated between the village and Hull twice a week. A Hull to London

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passed through the village twice a day. The Metham family held the old North Cave Manor house and built Hotham Hall as their new residence on the same estate. The grounds of North Cave manor house were landscaped by Sir George Montgomery Metham, owner 1763–1773. The Hotham estate was sold to Robert Burton in 1773, who incorporated the grounds of the manor house into those of Hotham Hall. The Metham family retained North Cave Manor, which later passed through inheritance to the Carver family who still own the site today, part of which operates as the Williams Den adventure playground. The Quaker preacher John Richardson was born in North Cave in 1667.

Community

The church of All Saints was designated a Grade I

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in 1966 and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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. North Cave has a

and a Church of England primary school. Its Sports and Social Club holds an annual Gala Day in June, Bonfire night in November and other events throughout the year. It has an equipped and safe play area for younger children. The village hall has undergone recent improvements and holds events and a play group for toddlers. It is the location for a local amateur dramatic group, the Cave Players, established for over 25 years, with pantomime and May productions. To the north of the village is Hotham Hall that was designated a Grade II*

in 1966 and is now recorded in the

, maintained by

. The stable block at the hall is also listed as Grade II*. Many village shops have closed over the last twenty years in the face of competition from supermarkets, although a newsagent remains. The village and surrounding area magazine is ''Village Link'', produced by a team of volunteers and distributed free. The web site, although no longer maintained, gives Parish Council and Sports and Social Committee information. North Cave Wetlands is a nature reserve of regional and national significance, containing a wide biodiversity. It attracts visitors from across the region. North Cave was served by

North Cave railway station North Cave railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of North Cave in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders wit ...

on the

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between 1885 and 1955.

References

External links

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Cave Players''Village Link''
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